Allied Warships

USS Howard D. Crow (DE 252)

Destroyer Escort of the Edsall class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeDestroyer Escort
ClassEdsall 
PennantDE 252 
Built byBrown Shipbuilding Co. (Houston, Texas, U.S.A.) 
Ordered 
Laid down6 Feb 1943 
Launched26 Apr 1943 
Commissioned27 Sep 1943 
End service 
Loss position
 
History

Decommissioned 22 May 1946.
Recommissioned 6 July 1951.
Decommissioned at an unknown date.
Stricken 23 September 1968.
Sold in October 1970 and broken up for scrap.

 

Commands listed for USS Howard D. Crow (DE 252)

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1Lt.Cdr. Donald T. Adams, USCG27 Sep 1943???

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Noteable events involving Howard D. Crow include:


11 Feb 1945
The German submarine U-869 was sunk off New Jersey, USA in position 39º33'N, 73º02'W by Hedgehogs and depth charges from the US destroyer escorts USS Howard D. Crow and USS Koiner. (see map)

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